See yesterday's explanation for why I picked this.
It may be the least flavorful white cheddar cheese I've ever tried. It's kind of amazing how they've managed to create a cheese that you can't even taste. It looks like cheese. It slices easily like cheese. And yet you put it on a cracker and it's like nothing is there.
Will I buy it again?
Ugh, no. This product shouldn't exist. What's the point of eating cheese if it doesn't taste like cheese?
I thtink this is another aging issue, 4 months for a cheddar is still considered a very young cheese.
ReplyDeleteTtrockwood
YOu can age it longer but This cheese rocks..The Author is just a hater.
ReplyDeletethe cheese is good, but the question is if the cheese is heated to couple degrees below pasteurization temperature it is not really a raw cheese! I do not know what temperature they use, but organic pastures heated to only 102 F and it is truly raw but it is $11.99 per pound but then again its organic and grass fed! please comment if anyone know what is the heating temperature of TJ's cheese.
DeleteOrganic Pastures is delicious - and truly raw - so I'm able to eat. :) In reality $11.99 is a very moderate, good price for raw, considering most other raw milk cheeses I see run from about $20 to $40 per pound.
DeleteIn a similarly moderate price range to Organic Pastures, one of the Le Gruyere cheeses makes one raw milk cheese for about $6-7 for 6oz. (though prices have been going up), as well as other longer and cave aged cheeses from about $20 per pound.
I use to buy a lot of Trader Joe's Raw Milk Cheese, but suddenly they got rid of it about 3 years ago. I bought Raw Milk Cheese for about 6 years before they decided to discontinue it!!
DeleteThe purpose for raw milk cheese is it’s easier on the digestive system. Those who are lactose can sometimes eat raw cheese. And it’s delicious!
ReplyDeleteIs this grass fed? If it is, why doesn't it say so anywhere on the package?
ReplyDeleteCheese made from unpasteurized milk is not truly raw, though. Raw milk cheese is from milk not heated above 104°F, 40°C. Unpasteurized milk cheese is heated to a temp just under pasteurized, which is either 140-145 degrees for about 30 minutes, or flash pasteurizing - at least 161° F for 15 sec minimum - followed by rapid cooling aka High Temperature Short Time (HTST) pasteurizing.
ReplyDeleteAs someone with severe and complicated digestive issues, I'm able to eat quite a variety of real raw milk cheeses, yet unable to eat cheeses which are called raw on the label with an ingredient list that says made from unpasteurized milk.